Ninja vs. Gokudo

Ninja vs. Gokudo (忍者と極道, Ninja to Gokudō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinsuke Kondō. It began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days website in January 2020.

Ninja vs. Gokudo
First tankōbon volume cover
忍者と極道
(Ninja to Gokudō)
GenreAction[1]
Manga
Written byShinsuke Kondō
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineComic Days
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 20, 2020 – present
Volumes12

Publication

Written and illustrated by Shinsuke Kondō, Ninja vs. Gokudo began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days website on January 20, 2020.[2] Its chapters have been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of October 2023.[3]

During their Anime Expo 2023 panel, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series, with the first volume releasing in Q2 2024.[4]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 8, 2020[5]978-4-06-519365-5May 14, 2024[6]979-8-88-877164-8
2 July 8, 2020[7]978-4-06-520098-8——
3 October 14, 2020[8]978-4-06-520852-6——
4 January 13, 2021[9]978-4-06-521835-8——
5 February 10, 2021[10]978-4-06-522201-0——
6 July 14, 2021[11]978-4-06-523455-6——
7 October 13, 2021[12]978-4-06-524976-5——
8 January 12, 2022[13]978-4-06-526450-8——
9 April 13, 2022[14]978-4-06-527483-5——
10 September 14, 2022[15]978-4-06-529056-9——
11 January 11, 2023[16]978-4-06-530297-2——
12 October 11, 2023[3]978-4-06-533107-1——

Reception

The series was ranked 9th at the 2020 Web Manga General Election poll.[17] It was also ranked 8th in Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook list for best manga for male readers in 2021.[18] The series was ranked 13th in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021.[19] It was also nominated for the 7th Next Manga Awards in the digital category and ranked 10th out of 50 nominees.[20] The series was ranked 10th in AnimeJapan's 6th "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2023.[21]

References
  1. 忍者と極道の300年にわたる因縁バトルを描く、近藤信輔「忍者と極道」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. 忍者と極道. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  3. 忍者と極道（１２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 1, 2023). "Kodansha USA Reveals 21 New Print Licenses, 3 Omnibus Releases, 2 Digital Licenses (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  5. 忍者と極道（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  6. "Ninja Vs. Gokudo 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  7. 忍者と極道（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  8. 忍者と極道（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  9. 忍者と極道（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  10. 忍者と極道（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  11. 忍者と極道（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  12. 忍者と極道（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  13. 忍者と極道（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. 忍者と極道（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  15. 忍者と極道（１０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  16. 忍者と極道（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  17. Loveridge, Lynzee (October 30, 2020). "Voters Crown Days on Fes as #1 in Web Manga General Election". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  18. Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  19. 全国書店員が選んだおすすめマンガ、今年の1位は「わたしの幸せな結婚」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 29, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  20. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 24, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  21. Morissy, Kim (March 23, 2023). "Hyperinflation Tops AnimeJapan's 'Manga We Want To See Animated' Poll". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
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